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Chapter 11.5
MOTOK VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
p�. I. In General, �� ll.b-1-11.5-10
prt, II. OperationofHe� 'I���aa. �����20.1•1.5.21 S'11-11.5-19
ptt. III. Parkina. StoPP B
AItTICLE I. IN GENEBAL .
Secs. ll.b-l—ll.b-10. Keserved.
AR,TICLE II.OPERATION OF HEAVY TRUCHS,
ETC., P80HIBITED'`
Sec. 11.6-11. Defmitions.
Whenever in this article the following terms are used. they
sha11 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in
this section:
Anchorage Point, Pine Tree Driue, Point Drive and Rio
Vista Driue: Unincorporated pockets of Palm Beach County
within the chartered geographical boundaries of the Village
of Tequesta which have no other means of access other than
by either Tequesta Drive or CounttY Club Drive within the
V�lage of Tequesta.
Bermuda Terrace: The residential development in Palm
Beach County outside the village limits but adjacent to the
intersection of Tequesta Drive and Country Club Drive
within the village.
East Tequesta Driue: That portion of Tequesta Drive lying
east of its intersection with Old Dizie Highway.
Emergeruy vehicle: Police vehicles, vehi aes�� ���
� department, sanbulances, vehicles canYinB
'F�tor's note-0rd. No. 29'1. ;� 1-S. adopted MaY 26. 1981. did not
� � amend t!w Code; therefore, indusion herein as Art. II, S3
l.b-11-1.5-ib bas been at the editor's disuetion.
Supp. Na 21 sg5
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§ 11.5-11 TEQUFSTA CODE g 11.5-I1
or municipal of�cer or employee in response t� an emergency
call, and emergency vehicles of public service corporations
on an emergency call.
Cross uehicle weight (GVW}: The weight of a truck tractor
and semitrailer combination, calculated by adding to the net
� weight of the truck-tractor the gross weight of the
semitrailer.
Cross cveight: The net weight of a vehicle plus the weight
of the load carried by such vehicle.
Net weight: The actual scale weight of a vehicle with
complete catalog equipment.
Semitrailer: Every vehicle without motive power designed
for carryiag persons or property and for being drawn by a
motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its
� weight and of its load rests upon or is c�rried by another
vehicle.
Tractor cranes, power shouels and well drillers: Include
all vehicles constructed and designed as a tool end not as a
hauling unit, used on the roads and highways incidental to
, the purpose for which designed.
Trailer: Every vehicle without motive power designed for
� carrying passengers or property and for being drawn by a
motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight
rests upon the towing vehicle.
Trucka: Motor vehicles designed or used principally for
oarryinR things other than passengers and include a motor
vehicle to which has been added a cabinet box platform, rack
or other equipment for the purpose of carrying merchandise
other than the person or effects of the passengers.
Truck-tractor: Every motor vehicle designed and used
primarily for �rawing other vehicles and not so constructed
as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
vehicle and load so drawn.
Vehicle: Every device in, upon or by which any person or �
Property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway
Supp. Na 21
686
§ 11.5-11 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC � 11.5-12
eacept devices moving by human power or used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks.
West Tequesta Drive: That portion of Tequesta Drive lying
west of its intersection with Old Diaie Highway. (Ord. No.
297, § 1, 5-26-81)
Sec. ll.b-12. Trucks, truck-tractors, tractor cranes,
power shovels and well drillers; oper-
ation on Tequesta Drive aad Country
Ciub Drive prohibited.
. (a) From and after the effective date of this article [May .
26, 1981], and ezcept as otherwiae provided herein, it shall
be u:ilawful for any person, firm or corporation to drive,
operate or cause to be driven or operated, any truck
(identified as a Tas Class Code 34 vehicle by the State of
Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Ve-
hicles, Division of Motor Vehicles, for Florida vehicle
regiatration purposes), or anY truck-tractor (identified as a
Taz Class Code 40, 41, 42, 43 or 44 vehicle by the State of
Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Ve-
hicles, Division of Motor Vehicles, for Florida vehicle
regiatration purposes) having either a net weight, a gross
weight, or a gross vehicle weight in ezceas of five thausand
(5,p00) pounds, over, across or upon West Teque.sta Drive or
Country Club Drive within the Village of Tequesta. For
purposes of canstruing the provisions of this section, a
determination of whether a truck or truck-tractor exceeds
the masimum weight of five thousand (5,000) pounds shall
be by reference to the velucle registration cert�cate for the
vehicle or the metal plate fastened to the cab or door post
of the vehicle, or any other evidence sfiowing the weight of
the vehicle. Any combination of trucks, tractors, trailers,
semitrailers or other velucles shall be construed as a single
velucle in determining whether such combined unit eaceeds
the weigbt prohibited herein.
(b) From and after the effective date of this article, and
eacept as otherwise provided herein, it shall be held
unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to drive or
operate, or cause to be driven or operated any tractor
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� 11.5-1Z TEQUFSTA CODE � 11.5-13
cranes, power shovels, well drillers or other such vehicles
upon West Tequesta Drive or Country Club Drive within the
Village of Tequesta. (Ord. No. 297, § 2, 5-26-81)
Sec. ll.b-13. Ezceptions.
This article shall not prohibit:
(a) The operation of trucks, truck-tractors, tractor cranes,
power shovels and well drillers necessary for the
- purpose of rendering services or collecting or discharg- �
ing goods, wares, merchandise or other articles at
points abutting or adjacent to West Tequesta Drive or
" Country Club Drive which points are located within
the village limits of the Village of Tequesta� or to .
other pointa witbin the corPorate limits of the Village
of Tequesta.
(b) The operation of trucks, truck-tractors, tractor cranes
power shovels and well drillers on West Tequesta
Drive and Country Club Drive where necessary to
reach points in Bermuda Terrace� Anchorage Point,
pine Tree Drive, Point Drive and Rao Vista Drive,
which have no other means of access.
(c) The operation of emergency vehicles on Tequesta
Drive and Country Club Drive.
(d) The operation of trucka owned or operated by the
village, its agents, representatives or employees when
conducting work for or on behalf of the village, public
utilities or any contractor or materialman, while
engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of
streets, street improvements or street utilities within
the village.
(e) The operation of trucks owned or operat�d by any
governmental agency or franchised public service
corporation, including but not limited to trucks
engaged in refuse and garbage collection, mail and
parcel po�t delivery and pickup. (Ord. No. 297, § 3,
5-26-81)
` Snpp. No. 7 �
a 1 l.3•i,i.l MnTUR VEHI('I.F:� ANI� TRAFFI(' 4 11.;-13.t
Sec. 11.5-13.1: Special permits for the operation of trucks
on Tequesta Drive and Country Club Drive;
information, issuance; requirements.
(a1 The following information shall be provided with each ap-
� plication for a special permit wherein an applicant requests au-
thorization to operate or move vehicles with a weight exceeding
the maximum specified in this article on Tequesta Drive and
. Couatry Club Drive within the Village of Tequesta:
(1) Name, address and telephone number ofthe applicant;
(2) The business of the applicant, if applicable, under which
said permit shall operate;
(3) �ype of delivery or service provided;
(4) Vehicle destination point; '
(5) Description of vehicle to be used including, but not limited
to, tag number and registration number of vehicle;
(6) Vehicle net weight and vehicle tas class code and vehicle
gross weight;
(7) Description and approzimate weight of load;
(8) Roads for which permit is requested;
(9) Time period and frequency of use for which permit is
requested;
(10) Permit fee; ,
(11) Reason for permit.
(b) Permits shall be issued by the village manager upon re-
ceipt of an application containing the in€ormation set forth above,
where good cause is shown and where the granting of a permit is
not contrary to the public interest, under the following conditions:
(1) That a showing is made that access to the destination
point is not available other than by use of the restricted
street or streets;
(2) That the shortest possible route along streets restricted �
under this article [Wi111 be used to re�►ch and depart from
the destination point.
Supp. Na 10 �g
§ 11.5-13.1 TEQUESTA CODE § 11.5•13.1
(3) Trucks engaged in delivering goods or services to destina-
ti�on points within the Village of Tequesta may be permit-
ted to make concurrent deliveries of goods or services to
destination points outside the corporate limits of the vil- �
lage which deliveries are part of the same trip. Such trucks
engaged in making concurrent deliveries to the area known
as Turtle Creek shall not be subject to the provisions of
subsection (bX2) above.
t4) The permit shall be valid only between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and between the hours of
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturdays and Sundays.
(5) That residential perinits may be issued in accordance vszth
the terms set forth herein to owaers of vehicles in excess of
the masimum weight prescribed by this article, where said
owner is a resident at the destination point requiring the
use of reatricted atreeta and where said vehicle is main-
tained at said residence and is for the peraonal transporta-
tion of said owner or his family for use to and from his
residence. Said permits shall not be bound by the time
limitations set forth in subsection (4) above.
(6) Permits may be issued on a daily� weelcly. monthly or
annual basis subject to the fee schedule set forth below.
The village manager shall have the authority to determine
the length of the permit, based upon the information pro-
vided by the applicant. �� �-- w-�-eJ
Dailp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �10.00 � > 5 , o� ,
Weekly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 a a. . s-o
Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.Q0 - 3 a � s�
Annual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 .�„-�.,�.,� ...,.,,.,.�, x�.,.� s"
(?) Special conditions for the operation of vehicles under any
permit issued hereunder, aimed at providing for the public
safety and welfare of the residents of the Village of Tequesta
and the users of the restricted streets, may be provided by
the village manager and the applicant shall operate under
the permit in acxordance with the terms of said special
conditions. '
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� 11.5-13.1 NOTOR VEHICLES A�1D TRAFFIC § 11.5-14
ic� Applicants and users of permits issued under paragraph (bl
ab�ve shall conform to the following requirements:
(11 The permit shall be carried in the vehicle or vehicles to
which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer or authorized agent of the Village of Tequesta.
(21 Permit users shall abide by all ordinances and regulations
of the Village of Tequesta, the State of Florida and the
special conditions of the permit under which they operate
which laws relate to the operation of said vehicle within
the corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta. A violation
of said laws, regulations or conditions shall subject a per-
mit user or applicant to re� ocation of said permit by the
village manager.
- (3) Revoked permits may only be renewed by application to
- the village council which may consider the renewal of esid ��
application for good cause ahown and npon being satisfied
� that the applicant will abide by and conform to the condi-
tions of the permit and the laws of the State of Florida and
the Village of Tequesta. (Ord. No. 310, $$ 2-4, 413-82)
Editor's note-0rd. No. 310. §§ 3--4, adopted Apr. 13. 19B2, did not apeczfy
manaer of codification; hence, inclusion herein es � 11.5-13.1 hae been at the
diacretioa of the editor.
3ec. 11.6-14. Special provisions.
{a) East Tequesta Drive, Bridge Road and Old Dizie
Highway are hereby designated as rout� over and along
which trucks, truck-tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels
and well drillers coming into and going out of the village
shall operate, and the village manager shall cause all such
truck routes to be clearly signposted.
(b) Any village police officer shall have the authority to
requize any person driving or in control of a truck or
truck-tractor, tractor crane, power shovel or well driller to
eahibit the vehicle registration certiFcate for the vehicle, or
the metal plate fastened to the cab or door post of the
vehicle or ' any other evidence showing the weight of the
vehicle for the purpase of determining whether this article
has been violated, when said officer has reason to believe
that a violation of this article has occurred. Further, said ��
Supp Na 21 691
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� 11.5-14 TEQLJESTA CODE 3 11.5-20
officer shall have the authoritv tn require any such per���n tu
proceed tu any public or pr�vate scale fc�r the purp���e of
weighing and determining whether c�r not the article ha:�
been violated.
(ci The village manager may, in his discretion and upon
application and good cause shown that the same is not •
contrary to the public interest, issue special permits in
writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
vehicle or cambination of vehicles with a weight exceeding
� the maximum specified in this article, or otherwise not in
conformity with the provisions of this article, upon West
Tequesta Drive and Country Club Drive, in accordance with
the terms and provisions governing the issuance of such
permits set forth in Section 316.550 of the Florida Statutes, �
� which are incorporated herein by reference. (Ord. No. 297�
§ 4, 5-26-81)
Sec. 11.6-15. The posting of signs.
The chief of police is hereby authori�ed and directed to
post any and all signs on West Tequesta Drive and Country
Club Drive deemed necessary to effect the terms of this
article. (Ord. No. 297, § 5, 5-26-81)
� Secs. 11.5-16-11.5-19. Reserved.
AR,TICLE III. PARt�TG, STOPPING OR. STANDING �
Sec. 11.5-20. Parldng violations; fines.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the
parking regulations referenced in this section. The following shall
constitute the fine for the violations listed below:
(1) Overtizne parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00
(2) Double parking ........................... 10.00
(3) Parking in fire lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
(4) Parking in loading zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 . .
(b) Parking in wrong direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Supp_ Na 21 , fi92